Basic Trope: A Villain mourns over a Hero's death.
- Straight: Evil Bob kills Hiro, then goes to his funeral.
- Exaggerated:
- Evil Bob, having finally killed his nemesis, Hiro, is so grief-stricken due to his loss, that he decides to give up his life of evil, perhaps even turning good himself.
- Hiro murders Evil Bob's henchmen and his wife in the final battle. Yet, Evil Bob goes to his funeral.
- Evil Bob is not only mournful over Hiro's death, but we becomes outright depressed because of it.
- Downplayed:
- Hiro is part of a group of heroes. After he's killed, Evil Bob keeps making plans that have to be corrected for Hiro no longer being there while trying to defeat the heroes.
- Hiro is injured non-lethally, but Evil Bob is still concerned over his enemy's well-being.
- Evil Bob expresses his condolences to Hiro's friends the next time they fight.
- Justified:
- Evil Bob has focused his life around his nemesis, Hiro, for so long, that he must seriously consider what to do with his life with Hiro gone.
- Hiro was never meant to die. The fact that Evil Bob did it was completely unintentional.
- Hiro died because someone else killed him, and Bob is upset because always wanted to be the one who did him in.
- The reason Evil Bob became a villain was for the challenge. Now that Hiro is dead, it's just too easy.
- Evil Bob is Hiro's friend even though they're on two opposing sides, and he never wishes for his best friend's death, it's his subordinate who killed Hiro by a complete accident.
- Evil Bob hoped to convince Hiro over to his side and regrets the loss of a potential ally.
- Hiro was a Worthy Opponent whom Evil Bob truly respected, and even evil can show Due to the Dead.
- Evil Bob held no animosity towards Hiro, despite being on opposing sides; he sees his death as unnecessary collateral damage.
- Considering the way Hiro died, Evil Bob would need to be an inconsiderate jerk (and even if he is, he can't find the funny side on this one) to not find it worth mourning.
- Inverted:
- Evil Bob couldn't care less about that fool, Hiro, who thought to oppose him. When he finds that Hiro is actually alive, he falls into a deep depression.
- Memorial for the Antagonist
- And There Was Much Rejoicing
- Alas, Poor Villain
- Evil Bob is the Hero Antagonist. And when he kills Villain Protagonist Hiro, he starts to mourn for him.
- Subverted:
- For a moment, Evil Bob gives a thousand-yard stare but otherwise appears unaffected by Hiro's death.
- Evil Bob appears at Hiro's funeral, but he's only there to piss on his grave.
- Double Subverted:
- Later that night, Evil Bob cries himself to sleep in his room.
- Evil Bob becomes more mournful as the funeral continues, to the point he can't go through with it.
- Evil Bob only pretends to do so when he was really pouring out a drink instead.
- Parodied:
- Evil Bob had a Villainous Crush on Hiro and tearfully admits it to the rest of his party... much to his humiliation.
- Evil Bob is acting like a stereotypical crying widow during Hiro's funeral, complete with a typical all-black dress and veiled hat.
- Zig-Zagged: Evil Bob goes to Hiro's funeral, only to whip out a gun and shoot Hiro's True Companions at the funeral. Then he bursts out in genuine tears for Hiro.
- Averted: Evil Bob couldn't care less about that fool, Hiro, who thought to oppose him.
- Enforced: "Let's show how nice a person Hiro was by having Evil Bob mourn for him."
- Lampshaded: "You know, seeing as he was your arch-nemesis, I’m really surprised how cut up you are about this."
- Invoked: Hiro is killed by someone other than Evil Bob specifically to upset or insult Evil Bob.
- Exploited:
- Hiro fakes his own death in order to render Evil Bob hopelessly depressed and unable to carry out his plan.
- Hiro fakes his own death in a way that convinces Evil Bob he's responsible because he's hoping the trauma will cause Evil Bob to rethink his life and change sides.
- Hiro dies for real, gambling that Evil Bob can be redeemed into making a Heel–Face Turn and become a hero even more powerful than Hiro was.
- Defied: "Quick, Evli Bob! Kill Hiro!"
- Discussed: Before killing Hiro, Evil Bob talks about how he may just be upset when Hiro is dead. Musings about a thin line between love and hate may be said.
- Conversed: "Ooh, the battle between Hiro and Evil Bob looks bad." "I hope Hiro wins. Bob's a horrible wreck at funerals."
- Implied:
- Evil Bob suffers from Villain Decay after killing Hiro. It can be inferred that he's just not putting his heart into it like he used to.
- Evil Bob is spending all his time on making a funeral barge to send Hiro to Valhalla.
- Deconstructed: Evil Bob is a Punch-Clock Villain who secretly respects Hiro. However, he can't join Hiro's side because his boss, Emperor Evulz is holding Bob's family hostage.
- Reconstructed:
- Over time he grows to hate Hiro, but maintains respect for him, and is upset when he is killed.
- Ultimately, Hiro's death becomes Evil Bob's driving force to become a good person, and he vows to honour Hiro's dying wish.
- Played for Laughs: "Uhh... I'm Not Quite Dead." "OH THANK GOD!" *Glomp!* " I don't know what I would do without you!
- Played for Drama: Evil Bob can't adjust to Hiro being dead to the point he either commits suicide or is eventually cut down by another evil rival.
- Played for Horror: Evil Bob will attempt to murder everyone who thinks Hiro is bad.
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